Title: Historical Perspectiv: Medicare & Medicaid

You are employed by the local government and you have been assigned to work with a team in educating the health care consumers of your community about Medicare or Medicaid. You and your team have been tasked with creating a multimedia tool that will be made available at any local government office with this information.

For example, choose from the following:

Presentation

Brochure

Video/Documentary

Another medium approved by your instructor

Discuss the health and societal issues that impacted the development of the Medicare/Medicaid health care policy.

What was the objective to be accomplished in forming a policy of Medicare/Medicaid?

Identify the various stakeholders involved in the creation of this policy.

Focus on a level of government (Federal, State or local) and the role and function it had in the process of implementing the policy.